🇩🇴 Dominican Republic recipe
Habichuela con Dulce
Habichuela con Dulce is one of the Dominican Republic's most unique and beloved desserts — a sweet cream made from red kidney beans that is traditionally prepared during Lent and Holy Week. The beans are cooked, blended, and then simmered with coconut milk, evaporated milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, and sweet potato until thick and creamy. Served chilled with small cookies called galletitas de leche floating on top, it is unlike any dessert found elsewhere in the world.
Prep15 mins + overnight soak
Cook1 hr 45 mins
Serves10
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 500g dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight and drained
- 8 cups water for cooking beans
- 1 can (400ml) coconut milk
- 1 can (370ml) evaporated milk
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 200g sweet potato (batata), peeled and cubed
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup raisins
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Pinch of salt
- Galletitas de leche (small milk cookies) for serving
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 450
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 13 g
